Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) & Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) Head-To-Head Contrast

Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) and Osisko Development (NYSE:ODV) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Eldorado Gold and Osisko Development”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eldorado Gold	$1.10 billion	3.12	$104.63 million	$0.57	29.41
Osisko Development	$21.73 million	8.17	-$134.73 million	($1.45)	-1.43

Eldorado Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Osisko Development. Osisko Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eldorado Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

69.6% of Eldorado Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of Osisko Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Eldorado Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Osisko Development shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Eldorado Gold and Osisko Development, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eldorado Gold	0	4	1	0	2.20
Osisko Development	0	0	0	0	N/A

Eldorado Gold presently has a consensus target price of $19.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.57%. Given Eldorado Gold’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eldorado Gold is more favorable than Osisko Development.

Risk & Volatility

Eldorado Gold has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Osisko Development has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Eldorado Gold and Osisko Development’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eldorado Gold	15.67%	5.82%	4.09%
Osisko Development	-831.24%	-6.20%	-4.65%

Summary

Eldorado Gold beats Osisko Development on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eldorado Gold

Eldorado Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining, exploration, development, and sale of mineral products primarily in Turkey, Canada, Greece, and Romania. The company primarily produces gold, as well as silver, lead, and zinc. It holds a 100% interest in the Kisladag and Efemçukuru mines located in Turkey; Lamaque complex located in Canada; and Olympias, Stratoni, Skouries, Perama Hill, and Sapes gold mines located in Greece, as well as the 80.5% interest in Certej development projects located in Romania. The company was formerly known as Eldorado Corporation Ltd. and changed its name to Eldorado Gold Corporation in April 1996. Eldorado Gold Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Osisko Development

Osisko Development Corp. acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It explores for gold; and precious and base metals. The company's flagship asset is the Cariboo Gold Project covering an area of approximately 155,000 hectares consisting of 415 mineral titles located in British Columbia, Canada. It also holds a portfolio of marketable securities. Osisko Development Corp. is based in Montréal, Canada.